Politics GOP senator: Congress 'obviously' not authorizing war in Venezuela

16:35 12 august 2017

16:35 12 august 2017 Source:
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New U.S. penalties against 8 more people over Venezuela crisis

The Trump administration imposed sanctions Thursday on eight more individuals in Venezuela, including the brother of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.The penalties focus on current or former Venezuelan government officials accused by the U.S. of supporting President Nicolas Maduro's creation of a constituent assembly. That body has been given the job of rewriting Venezuela's constitution, in what the United States has said was an attempt by Maduro to solidify his hold on power.

Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb) tells President Trump he will not help him against Venezuela . From The Washington Examiner: Sen . "No. Congress obviously isn't authorizing war in Venezuela ," Sasse, R-Neb., said in a statement.

"No, Congress obviously isn't authorizing war in Venezuela," Sasse, a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, said in a statement. "Nicolas Maduro is a horrible human being, but Congress doesn't vote to spill Nebraskans' blood based on who the Executive lashes out at today."

In remarks to reporters at his New Jersey golf club on Friday, Trump said he wouldn't rule out a "possible military option" in Venezuela.

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U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of military intervention in Venezuela was "an act of craziness," the South American country's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino told state television on Friday. Venezuela's foreign ministry was expected to issue a formal response to Trump's threat by way of a statement to be issued later on Friday.

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The Florida senator has been given additional security detail since the threat.The death threat, which was discovered and shared with security services a month ago, has resulted in the Republican lawmaker receiving additional security protection.

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Venezuela has seen civil unrest in recent weeks after the results of an election to rewrite the country's constitution. The Trump administration slapped new sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro and his associates following the election.

The State Department also ordered the families of U.S. diplomats to leave Venezuela last month because of "social unrest, violent crime, and pervasive food and medicine shortages."

Venezuela prepares world summit to defend new legislative body .
<p>Venezuela is preparing an international summit to rally support for an all-powerful lawmaking body, whose recent creation drew widespread foreign condemnation as a power grab by leftist President Nicolas Maduro.</p>Venezuela is preparing an international summit to rally support for an all-powerful lawmaking body, whose recent creation drew widespread foreign condemnation as a power grab by leftist President Nicolas Maduro.

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Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb) tells President Trump he will not help him against Venezuela . From The Washington Examiner: Sen . "No. Congress obviously isn't authorizing war in Venezuela ," Sasse, R-Neb., said in a statement.